Refusing milk

I can't get my LO to drink milk for anything! I tried putting it in cute sippy cups-she gets all excited-takes a sip, makes a face and spits it out! Should I be worried??? Not sure what to do?? I EBF her (and am still bf her 5-6 x's a day-letting her self wean. So I'm glad shes getting bm) but am worried that she won't drink milk! Or really any dairy!!! Sometimes I can get a little yogurt in her, but it's a fight. She doesn't like cheese (I've tried Mac & chz, grilled chz, quesadillas, string chz) I even tried putting chocolate syrup in the milk. She likes frozen yogurt and ice cream (obviously not healthy choices so for obvious reasons she can't have that weekly) any suggestions??? Is it ok that she's really not consuming any dairy at all?

I can't get my LO to drink milk for anything! I tried putting it in cute sippy cups-she gets all excited-takes a sip, makes a face and spits it out! Should I be worried??? Not sure what to do?? I EBF her (and am still bf her 5-6 x's a day-letting her self wean. So I'm glad shes getting bm) but am worried that she won't drink milk! Or really any dairy!!! Sometimes I can get a little yogurt in her, but it's a fight. She doesn't like cheese (I've tried Mac & chz, grilled chz, quesadillas, string chz) I even tried putting chocolate syrup in the milk. She likes frozen yogurt and ice cream (obviously not healthy choices so for obvious reasons she can't have that weekly) any suggestions??? Is it ok that she's really not consuming any dairy at all?

I Had this trouble when alfie was younger, luckily he ate yoghurts though!if you can make some mash potato with her dinner and mash it with cows milk and a little butter of you could even sweeten it up by mashing it with milk and a little yoghurt!have you tried grilled cheese on toast?she might prefer melted cheese, and you could put a little tomato ketchup on a plate so she can dip her grilled cheese soldiers (slices-dunno if anyone uses that term outside England lol)

I Had this trouble when alfie was younger, luckily he ate yoghurts though!if you can make some mash potato with her dinner and mash it with cows milk and a little butter of you could even sweeten it up by mashing it with milk and a little yoghurt!have you tried grilled cheese on toast?she might prefer melted cheese, and you could put a little tomato ketchup on a plate so she can dip her grilled cheese soldiers (slices-dunno if anyone uses that term outside England lol)

I posted about this a while ago. When I tapered my LO off the bottle (which was cow's milk that he sucked down), he refused milk. I have been working so hard to give him things that supplement what he's missing. Luckily, he's a good eater. Spinach, broccoli, cheese, yogurt, calcium fortified oj, etc. are good substitutes. I also boil his pasta in milk so it absorbs that...he loves it. I still offer milk every day and I've tried everything! It's been 7 weeks and he just won't take it...

I posted about this a while ago. When I tapered my LO off the bottle (which was cow's milk that he sucked down), he refused milk. I have been working so hard to give him things that supplement what he's missing. Luckily, he's a good eater. Spinach, broccoli, cheese, yogurt, calcium fortified oj, etc. are good substitutes. I also boil his pasta in milk so it absorbs that...he loves it. I still offer milk every day and I've tried everything! It's been 7 weeks and he just won't take it...

You could try mixing breastmilk with the cow's milk. That's how I got Corinne to start drinking milk. Then I slowly reduced the amount of breastmilk in the cup and increased the cow's milk. Now she sucks it down!

You could try mixing breastmilk with the cow's milk. That's how I got Corinne to start drinking milk. Then I slowly reduced the amount of breastmilk in the cup and increased the cow's milk. Now she sucks it down!

Thanks for the responses. I still offer it at every meal (maybe one day she'll actually drink it!). She won't drink bm out of a cup either-only the boob! I've tried straight bm in a cup and then mixing it w cows milk-won't drink it! I'll have to try mixing it in w her food. I'll try boiling some pasta in it tonight! and I guess at least she's getting some dairy that way :-) wish me luck

Thanks for the responses. I still offer it at every meal (maybe one day she'll actually drink it!). She won't drink bm out of a cup either-only the boob! I've tried straight bm in a cup and then mixing it w cows milk-won't drink it! I'll have to try mixing it in w her food. I'll try boiling some pasta in it tonight! and I guess at least she's getting some dairy that way :-) wish me luck

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